WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG
TRY LISTENING SOME TIME DON’T THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING.THE ELDERS HAS BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT AND IT DIDN’T WORK THAT’S WHY THEY ARE TRY TO SHOW YOU THE WAY BUT YOU WILL DO IT YOUR WAY AND THEN YOU WILL TRY TO TELL YOUR KIDS AND THEY WON’T LISTEN SO I GUESS IT WILL KEEP GOING AROUND AND AROUND.REALLY KNOW ONE WANT’S TO LISTEN. I GIVE UP HAVE IT YOUR WAY AND IF I LIVE LONG ENOUGH YOU WILL TELL ME I WAS RIGHT. THIS IS CALL LIFE. I GUESS SO BE IT.MY THOUGHT FOR TODAY
WHY NOT LISTEN IT WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF HEART PAIN
QUEENBEBOP
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ReplyDeleteI like your blog, you have some good things to say, but I don't agree with this one. I felt something within me to comment because elders like to verbally bully us because of the way that their life was lived from young to old. You say listen but could you mean do? I am young (22 yrs) and I listen and decide for myself what I should do when I hear my elders talking. I also think that learning never stops whether you are old or young. We can learn from each other, but most elders have their ways and there is always many ways to live that even my elders cannot understand. There are things that elders can listen from us that they refuse to like learning computers, internet, cellphones, and new things that we young people experience. Elders are not always wise, because most cannot explain why they say what they say, but if we try to explain something to elders, we have to use proof and examples, and even then, they do not listen. Living life is about experiencing good and bad, whether you listen or not. It is impossible to listen and do what the elders say to have a good life, because it isn't worth living if someone has to pull your hand through everything. That is for someone who cannot do anything for themselves. We are not stupid until we are old. Stupid can be at any age. I am sure the elders felt the same way when their elders told them things, so yes it will happen over and over because God gave us the ability to choose and live on this beautiful planet with so many diverse things. If we were to listen and do, we would not be as diverse as he would want us to be. It is what makes life liveable. Imagine eating the same food everyday of your life because that is what an elder told you and you were always taught to listen to elders. Life would be horrible. Even though you may understand because you have been there and done that, you have to realize that even elders right now do not always make the best decisions, because of how they think and the lack of experience because they believe they know everything as well. I always believed that keeping an open mind, you can choose to listen and learn from anyone. I also noticed that elders argue because they feel unheard and alone, unlike when they were younger, and I understand, but as an elder you have to accept that we aren't supposed to do anything in life except live. That is what being wise includes. Once elders get upset and tell us we don't listen, they are no longer wise and no longer an elder, but act more as a child crying because they cannot get their way. Sorry for making this post long, but I wanted to clear the air on some things that you have said from a young person studying psychology.
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